A programming tutorial, code, software anything that doesn't have a copyright notice or a license ,is it automatically copyrighted to the author ? or its the same as something under public domain or ...

I've got a question about author rights and open source software.
Assuming I want to build a software. A similar software is already created, but isn't free at all and owned by a company. Can a build ...

Many developers have read Getting Things Done and turned it into an app in one way or another. Some have have even dared to write programs based on other books despite the overwhelming popularity of ...

What's the story on contributing to open source projects with respect to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)?
From how the laws read it ...

The challenge proposed to me as to create a widget to apply in other sites that makes a website compliant with the cookie law[1].
Can I do this without changing server code?
I mean, if there's code ...

I'm a small company needing to outsource software development. I've written both functional and technical specifications for GUI developers and back-end (C or PHP) developers to implement my software ...

How to spot that someone copied open source code licensed with GPL to their closed source commercial application, when you don't have access to their closed source code?
Edit: Great answers! Part 2. ...

I work in Delaware and live in PA. The law in Delaware is clear: My side programming projects are my property and not my employer's, unless I do something on the side that's very similar to the paid ...

Given the Sony data breach and other events recently, is there any actual laws or regulation regarding how to store passwords? I think there are with credit cards, you're not allowed to store the 3 ...

Here's my scenario with made-up names: A big company called Supersoft have announced that in about 3 months they're going to release an Android app called "Supersoft Metronome" (where Metronome is a ...

Lets say Alice Co. writes a program, and Bob Co. hires a contractor to copy it, and put it on their platform?
What is the general legal recourse in these cases? I say general, because most of us are ...

I came across a thread entitled How To Stop A Developer From Stealing Your Business Idea and i can't help but raise a brow. The issue talks about a developer being able to pass on the idea to another ...

I paid for a web site for my motel business, then due to my landlord actions I was placed in a position to file for bankrupcy. I asked my IT manager and web developer to close down the web site for ...

I'm a budding web developer, and I wondered if it was illegal to edit a website for a client to include a link that says 'encourage the owner of this site to pay their web developer' and follows up ...